It's all about sourcing a selection of clothes that will be put into a clothing store, it involves alot of hard work as you have to be the first to forecast fashion trends and know your customer.
The article was written by Clare Dwyer Hogg she talks about the best routes to go down when going into fashion buying, all most any employer would employee someone with a fashion related degree. Work experience is vital and anything you have on your CV that your competitor does not puts you above the rest. ' Even if it's tea making in a buyers office it can be really important because you make a good impression' which was just as the stylist that came in was saying almost every person has to start some where even if it is at the bottom.
With this type of career it really is expect to work all hours! About a quarter of the job is traveling visits to key fashion cities like New York, Tokyo and London for the height of new trends. Being a fashion buyer is not just about being able to shop there are lots of elements you have to get right for e.g:
- Working with a design team and the suppliers to put together a clothing range
- Sourcing inspirations (mostly from the catwalk) and from the key items of the season
- You have to know what these key items are the right fabric, shape and price
Carrying on from this I looked a various quotes from experienced fashion buyers..
' Its all about finding the winning items and knowing your customers'
' Theres nothing better than seeing people on the street wearing your stuff'
It was interesting to read into the background of fashion buying and how it works now next step is finding courses!
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